As part of the 2017 "Next Generation Competition", international tourism CEOs and their young top talents will meet up in central Switzerland in May with other leading like-minded professionals from the industry. The global gathering will take place on the eve of the 5th World Tourism Forum Lucerne. The aim (in cooperation with Next Generation partner Deutsche Hospitality) is to encourage multi-generational cross-sectorial exchange and lay a firm career foundation for the next generation of senior managers.

The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies in the world and a member of Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, is pleased to announce the signing of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Geneva in Switzerland. Four Swiss Radisson Blu hotels are already in operation at Zurich Airport, Basel, Lucerne and St. Gallen. Late 2016 also saw a Radisson Blu topping out ceremony in the Alpine resort of Andermatt.